Thai Me Up Quinoa

I'm still sick with this dang head cold/sinus infection (thanks, ragweed), so I've continued rummaging through my cabinets for easy-to-make recipes instead of making a trip to the market. I stumbled across this one tonight. Warning: very tasty. And high in protein.

Ingredients:

1 cup uncooked quinoa
handful of raw cashews
3 tbsp chopped onion (I prefer red)
handful of fresh basil
1-2 tbsp peanut sauce
2 tbsp cooking oil (I prefer coconut oil)

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil and add quinoa. Stir occasionally until fluffy and cooked.

While you're waiting for quinoa: chop the cashews, onion and fresh basil. In a separate pan, saute red onion and cashews in oil. Add peanut sauce and cook for about a minute longer. Add the cooked quinoa to the peanuts/onion/cashew pan and stir, making sure the sauce is even distributed throughout the quinoa. Finally, add the chopped fresh basil. Mix well and serve while it's still hot n' steamy.

Other options:

-Add chunks of broccoli to the peanut mixture (you might need more peanut sauce and oil).
-Add chopped red pepper, cook with onions and cashews.
-Put mixture into cupcake molds and chill for a few hours, then pop them out and serve on top of greens.

Click here to find out why you should switch to cooking with coconut oil.

The Greatest Cereal You Will Ever Eat

Put down the box of over-processed Weetabix, pick up some delicious and nutritious bulk nuts and seeds.

This morning I woke up with a head cold and there was nothing in the house to eat--or so I thought. I felt too sick to run to the market, so I rummaged through the cabinets and came up with the below. This is by far my most favorite breakfast recipe I have ever posted! You can thank me later.

(I eyeball all portions (sorry), but 1 tbsp of each is about right for one serving.)

Cereal Ingredients:

1 tbsp raw cashews
1 tbsp shelled/raw pistachios
1 tbsp raw/unsalted sunflower seeds
1 tbsp raw pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp walnuts
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp flax seeds
1 tbsp dried organic coconut
couple dashes of cinnamon

Almond Milk Ingredients:

1/2 cup water
1 tbsp raw almond butter
1/2 tbsp raw coconut butter
1 tbsp agave nectar
dash of Himalayan sea salt
1/4 tsp Vanilla extract

Directions for cereal:

Put all nuts and seeds on a cutting board and using a chopping knife, cut everything into small pieces. Place in cereal bowl, top with dried coconut and sprinkle as much cinnamon as you like.

Other options: Add raisins, cranberries, fresh banana, fresh berries...ohh la la the possibilities are endless!

You can make a larger batch of cereal by placing all ingredients in a food processor and "pulsing" for a few seconds.

Directions for milk:

I use a water bottle (again, you could use a food processor or blender to make more) and place all ingredients inside, close the top, and shake the heck out of it until everything is mixed and smooth consistency.

Other option: Add raw cacao powder to the mix for a naughty but nutritious chocolate milk morning start.

(Or use whatever dairy/non-dairy milk you prefer.)

Pour milk over cereal (or chill if you like your milk cold). You might want to double this recipe the first few times because you will want more more more!

Enjoy :)